<div>This is really interesting. In some respects, then, the Rhodes electronic piano is actually an electric Dulcitone, since the tine/resonating bar assembly of the Rhodes constitutes a tuning fork, albeit with unequal arms.</div> <div> </div> <div>Kent</div> <div><br><br> </div> <div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jun 9, 2008 at 11:10 AM, <<a href="mailto:JWyatt1492@aol.com">JWyatt1492@aol.com</a>> wrote:<br> <blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"> <div style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; COLOR: #000000; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><font face="Arial" color="#000000" size="2"> <div>Hello to All.</div> <div> </div> <div>   The original  Dulcitone  was made by </div> <div>Thomas Machell  in Scotland in the late</div> <div>1800s.</div> <div> </div> <div>  It has a nice sound, as the tuning forks </div> <div>are mounted into the soundboard.</div> <div> </div> <div>  The legs fold  under and the single pedal </div> <div>operates dampers connected to the case </div> <div>and action by a string.  The action is a </div> <div>fairly simple one. </div> <div> </div> <div>  I am working on getting one of these very</div> <div>unique  musical instruments for display in </div> <div>our  Museum for the  2011 Convention</div> <div> </div> <div>  Wish me luck.</div> <div> </div> <div> Jack Wyatt</div></font><br><br><br> <div><font style="FONT: 10pt ARIAL, SAN-SERIF; COLOR: black"> <hr style="MARGIN-TOP: 10px"> Get trade secrets for amazing burgers. <a title="http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4?&NCID=aolfod00030000000002" href="http://food.aol.com/tyler-florence?video=4?&NCID=aolfod00030000000002" target="_blank">Watch "Cooking with Tyler Florence" on AOL Food</a>.</font></div> </div></blockquote></div><br>